Tying The Knot

As the mid-day sun cast it’s rays in Ponyville, a cheerful mail-mare was making her scheduled rounds with a large grin on her face.

Derpy Hooves felt that she hadn’t everything she ever wanted in life. A good job, some nice friends, a wonderful daughter, and a loving marefreind.

Oh Celestia, how she loved Twilght Sparkle. Her very look sent Derpy into a loving trance. Her voice left Derpy hanging on every word she had to say, and don’t even get her started on those eyes. Those eyes could make even the coldest heart melt.

Derpy was happy every hour of every hour of every day and night, and that was because of Twilght. It seems that the princess bled happiness through her beautiful purple coat. That happiness rubbed in every pony Twilght talked to.

Yes, Derpy was living her dream life with her dream mare. It was like something out of a story book. Yet, there was one thing that she wanted more than anything.

She wanted Twilght’s hoof in marriage. She practically ached for it every time they kissed or embraced.

However, and curse her shyness, she could never seem to talk about it to anypony. She had this sinking feeling that if she told anypony, news would spread. And in Ponyville, news spread like jelly on a PB and J sandwich.

She was getting tired of dreaming, she wanted it now!

As she finished off her last delivery, a desperate thought entered her mind. She wanted to tell somepony, she NEEDED to tell somepony and get advice. It was practically eating her alive everyday, anyway.

She pondered nervously as to who she could ask. All the names went over about as well as a led balloon. Then she remembered something very crucial.

A certain fashion designer was a romance buff.

Of course! Rarity would be perfect for this kind of thing. That settles it, she was gonna go see Rarity and confess her desire to be Mrs. Ditsy Sparkle!

She triumphantly strided towards the Carousel Boutique with more passion than a love ballad from a lost decade.

She eventually reached the aptly named boutique and knocked on the door.

To her shagrin, Rarity wasn’t the the one who answered. Instead, Sweetie Belle answered with a smile.

“Hi there, Mrs. Hooves! What brings you here?”, the filly asked with seemingly endless energy.

Derpy hadn’t anticipated Sweetie to answer, so this was a major cog in the plan.

“Hi there, Sweetie Belle. May I see your sister, please?”, Derpy asked the crusader.

“Oh sure! Follow me, m’am”, Sweetie Belle said.

The two walked into the house and into the main room. Derpy noticed a little colt with beanie happily singing a tune to himself. He noticed Sweetie Belle and his face lit up.

“Hey Sweetie! Who was at the door?”, he asked happily.

“It’s just Mrs. Hooves, Button. She wanted to see my sister”, Sweetie said.

Button smiled and happily walked towards them.

“Hi Dinky’s Mom! Are you having a good day?”, Button asked the mail-mare.

“Hello there, Button. Yes, I’m having quite the good day. What about you?”, Derpy asked the cheerful colt.

“I’m doing great! Me and Sweetie Belle have been singing all day!”, Button excitedly proclaimed.

Sweetie laughed and nuzzled him. Derpy smiled warmly at the little display, it reminded her how special a bond could be.

Speaking of a special bond, she still had to go see Rarity!

“Wow, that’s cool! Anyway, I’m gonna leave you guys to that. I have to talk to Rarity. Have fun you two!”, Derpy called out as she trotted away.

“Bye Dinky’s Mom!”, Button waved.

Derpy smiled at Button’s action, he was such a little sweetheart.

She eventually found the mare at her sewing machine, happily making a broach.

“Uh, hi Rarity”, Derpy shyly greeted.

Rarity jumped a bit, and turned to see Derpy’s goofy grin.

“Oh, hello Derpy. How’s everything been with Twilght?”, Rarity greeted.

“She’s doing fantastic, thanks for asking. How’s everything with Princess Celestia, I heard you guys got together a few months ago?”, Derpy asked back.

Rarity dreamily sighed and smiled.

“She’s doing absolutely fabulous. Her recent letter was very sweet, she said that her favorite jewel was sparkling in her dreams. It practically melted my heart”, Rarity cooed.

Derpy was nervous, now was the time to strike.

“That’s great. Anyway, I have something I need to ask you”, Derpy said hesitantly.

“Oh? Whatever may that be?”, Rarity said.

Derpy took a deep breath and prayed to her lucky star that she wouldn’t make a fool out of herself. After a bit, she began.

“Ok, bear with me for a little here, I have this thing I’ve wanted for a awhile”, Derpy started”, The thing is, you’re the only pony who can help me right now”.

Rarity saw the mood of her friend change. Derpy was nervous, no doubt about it, but it looked to be something a bit deeper.

“I’ve been with Twilight for about 6 months, and it’s been the best time of my life. I never want that to change, Rarity”, Derpy started to say,”What I’m trying to say is, I want to be with Twilight forever”.

Rarity nodded and thought for a bit. She didn’t know what Derpy was trying to say. Derpy just scuffed her hoof and whistles comically.

“Darling, I’m not sure I follow you. You say that you want to be with Twilight forever? Dear, there’s only one way for that to happen. You’d have to get marri-!”, Rarity shot her head back in suprise.

NOW she understood. She gave Derpy a look that both scared her and confused her. Rarity slowly made her grin grow by the second.

“D-Darling, d-do you want to tell me something?”, Rarity said in a anticipated type of tone.

“Y-Yes, I want to be Twilight’s wife”, Derpy admitted truthfully.

The sound that came from Rarity’s mouth wasn’t loud; no, it was merely inescapable to any creature in a five block radius.

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“Sister? Are thou ok? I heard a noise”, Luna walked down her sisters hallway.

She reached the door and found that it was unlocked. Inside, she found Celestia sitting by her window with a big smile.

“Tia, why art thou smiling? Didn’t you hear that noise?”, Luna asked her sister worriedly.

Celestia turned back with that same smile.

“Believe me, Lulu, I’m perfectly fine”, she laughed as she looked towards the Carousel Boutique.

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After Rarity calmed down, chat about the wedding continued. She poured them some tea and sat beside the gray mare.

“Derpy, I want you to know that if you have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to ask me”, Rarity drunk her favourite tea as she spouted the wisdom.

“Uh, that’s why I’m here Rarity. I just want to know some things. How exactly do I do this?”, Derpy asked with heavy desperation.

“Well, I say that you do it your way. I can’t tell you when or where to do it, the thought should come naturally. I know it’s difficult, Derpy, but if you give it time, then it’ll work”, Rarity said with confidence.

“But what if she says no? I don’t think I could-!”, Derpy was silenced when Rarity’s hoof reached her muzzle.

“Darling, you don’t have to worry about a thing. I’ve never seen Twilight be so lively and upbeat, that’s all because of you. If you pop the question, then I’m sure she’ say yes”, Rarity said.

Derpy nodded and put hoof to her chin. She thought for a moment about how this could go. In her mind, she hoped that when she proposed, that everything would go well; that nothing bad would happen.

She had her doubts, but the thought of being closer to her beloved princess made Derpy grow warmer than Hearts Warming Tree.

“Rarity, you’re absolutely right. Twilight has been the back bone I’ve needed, and even though it scares me a bit I’ll make her mine”, Derpy said with confidence that could shatter stone.

Rarity clapped her hooves together and smiled brightly. This was going to be fun. All of the dresses, decorations, and bouquets were simply dreamy.

However, one look at Derpy’s face calmed her down. The look wasn’t scared per-say, far from it actually. It was a look of both humbleness and determination.

“Dear, you have no idea how proud I am of you. Before you got together with Twilight, I just thought you were a humble little mailmare. I was wrong. You’re a strong, beautiful mare with a heart of pure gold”, Rarity complimented.

Derpy’s blush was very deep, and it was growing deeper by the second. It was imply the greatest compliment she’d ever received.

“Thank you Rarity. I don’t what I would do without you and the others. Now, can we start planning?”, Derpy asked excitedly.

“Dear, as much as I would like to plan with you, I have to work on a......Gift.....For a very special mare”, Rarity said as she looked towards Canterlot.

Derpy caught on and smiled brightly.

“I see, can we do it tomorrow? I wouldn’t want to waste your time right now”, Derpy said.

“That’s fine, darling. Anyway, I should get started. My time needs to be lovingly put to this garment”, Rarity said as she longingly stared at the fabric.

“Alright Rarity, i’ll see you tomorrow”, Derpy said as she turned to the door.

“Tata~!”, Rarity sang back.

Derpy walked back into the living room and found Sweetie and Button cuddled up on the couch. She grew a grin and covered them with a nearby blanket.

She made her out the door and into the street. Their talk had lasted until evening. Her walk went faster than she hoped for, as in what seemed like minutes she was in front of the castle.

She made her way in and saw her love studying at a desk. Twilight was grinning as she worked, something that could’ve put a smile on anypony’s face.

“Hey Twi”, Derpy greeted as she trotted behind the chair. Twilight jumped a bit, but quickly regained her composure and greeted her marefreind.

“Hey Ditz, how was your little stroll?”, Twilght happily asked.

“Very peaceful; how’s your studying going, sugar?”, Derpy pulled a seat beside the princes.

Twilight appeared to be reading some kind of alchemy book. The book was pink, with little bikes on the cover. The title was “Alchemy: Everything You’d Want To Know”.

“It’s been fine. Apple Bloom came by and asked for a specific kind of brew. She couldn’t pronounce it, but eventually we worked out what it was”, Twilght chuckled at the fillies innocence.

Derpy also chuckled, but that was for an entirely different reason. Twilight’s movements were very animated whenever she got excited. It was a downright adorable sight.

Twilight noticed her partners dreamy haze and chuckled.

“You ok, sleepyhead?”, Twilght asked.

Derpy snapped out of it and looked at her love. She was everything she wanted in life; All put together in one amazing, stunning package.

“Believe me Twi, I’m just fine”, Derpy chuckled.

“Ok; Anyway, I’m tired. You want to go to sleep?”, Twilght asked.

Derpy yawned and Twilight chuckled.

“I’ll take that as a yes. I’ll meet you up, Dinky just went to bed herself. I tucked her in, but she told me that you always handled the good nights”, Twilght chuckled as she went up the stairs.

Derpy smiles brightly and made her way to her daughters room. She opened the door and was almost killed by joy. Dinky was smiling brightly; she must’ve been having a good dream.

Derpy trotted over and kissed her daughters forehead. Dinky’s smile grew wider and hugged her teddy more.

Derpy emitted a little tear and and made her way out of the room and up the stairs to her love’s room. Twilight was sleeping too; Derpy smiled and crawled in beside her. She snuggled her from behind and kissed Twilight’s ears.

She herself soon succumbed to slumber and dreamed of a wedding fit for a queen.